KiNK... any chance of a list of the equipment you used?
sure the mixing desk is Mackie 16.8.2, on the left side / top is MFB Urzwerg pro, analog sequencer, which gives CV / Gate to MFB Microzwerg (the little dark blue synth next to it) for the bass and CV / Gate to the black synth under the seq., which is MFB Kraftzwerg. The Kraftzwerg makes some bleeps. Urzwerg also gives midi to the blue synth down there (MFB Synth II), for some sort of a pad. The red little box is MFB 522 (the drums). The black box with red knobs is FMR RNLA (compressor)
on the other table I have a technics turntable, a very fucked up dj mixer (i dont know the brand) and Electroharmonix Memory Man with Hazarai (its the delay, i use it as a send effect, few times on the vocal
Just mindblowing.
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:01 am
by mtl6
i don't mean to be a hater but does anyone else think this absolutely sucks?
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:04 am
by wub
Sample choice is a little on the cheesy side I'll admit, but in terms of the way he's essentially creating and working the track live, it's damn impressive.
Obviously if you're not a fan of the style of music, then fair enough.
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:16 am
by mtl6
fair enough. i respect the man's groove and he obviously knows what he's doing. i would just work on my sample collection/selection if i were him
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:22 am
by wub
mtl6 wrote:i would just work on my sample collection/selection if i were him
It's his style/sound though, and it's obviously working for him. Even on a reduced setup where he's looping vinyl live he's got the vibe going;
Although again, it's not a sample I'd probably head for myself.
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:52 am
by paradigm_x
yeah was just going to post that second one, very innovate, but a bit cheesy. Still hes doing really well.
roots of techno is a great tune
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:11 am
by pete_bubonic
Hmm, I'm struggling to get into this, it's my style for starters, but isn't he just playing a pre programmed pattern (a bit of a boring one as well) on the synth which is midi clocked to whatever he's using for the drums? IE, he's kinda basically just pressing play on a few things.
Microdeform 'warmed up' (he was the highlight of the show imo) for my band not long ago, he makes these massive ambient soundscapes, with a mass of synths, turntables, samplers and alike. Very odd and experimental but absolutely hypnotic. Couldn't find a video of that live performance, but here is one that doesn't capture any of his energy, meh:
I just love the rough and ready, hands on, live approach rather than drawing automation curves and trimming samples to the ms and and and ......
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 10:55 am
by nowaysj
pete bubonic wrote:but isn't he just playing a pre programmed pattern (a bit of a boring one as well) on the synth which is midi clocked to whatever he's using for the drums? IE, he's kinda basically just pressing play on a few things.
IT'S TECHNO
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:31 pm
by Sharmaji
the delay sounds great.
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:47 pm
by m8son666
sounds great but not really from scratch is it
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 9:29 am
by wub
With Bulgarian producer Strahil Velchev's new album as KiNK, Under Destruction, set to drop in May via Macro, the seasoned artist has shared a new video which shows off the various pieces of hardware he used during the live jam sessions which yielded the forthcoming LP. The 10-minute video cuts together clips of Under Destructions's tracks as they are recorded live with Velchev tweaking filters, triggering FX, rearranging sequences, and even playing a bit of live piano towards the end. Existing somewhere between an album preview and a "making of" video, this new piece featuring KiNK and his tabletop of hardware can be watched in action below.
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 11:51 am
by karmacazee
Lovely. Yeah, not too sure about the samples, but it's the workflow that's great. Much better than playing sideways clip tetris with a mouse in your DAW. This block goes there, bar 33 must have a drop, draw in linear envelopes.... urgh, trying so hard to break away from that. It's that next level of production I think.
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2014 12:22 pm
by AxeD
I don't like that either. Nowadays I just play 8 bar loops and the Redrum sequencers and then tweak parameters on the go. Less control over the outcome, more control over the music and in a more creative way.
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:08 am
by test_recordings
I thought the scratching was cool, probably because I can't do it
KiNK live analogue dub session
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:38 pm
by test_recordings
Slow mo live dub techno session for anyone with some time on their hands
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:28 am
by wub
Bulgarian producer KiNK (a.k.a. Strahil Velchev) has been selected as the performer in the latest edition of Resident Advisor’s RA Sessions video series. Calling on the same energy that’s made him a renowned live act, here KiNK offers a techno-tinged set that mixes improvised stretches with “Source of Uncertainty,” a new track from Under Destruction, his forthcoming debut LP set to drop on May 5 via Macro.
More live vinyl looping and drum machine/synth jamming
Re: KiNK puts everyone else to shame
Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:39 am
by xtcvsmistycold
mtl6 wrote:i don't mean to be a hater but does anyone else think this absolutely sucks?
the mixing desk is Mackie 16.8.2, on the left side / top is MFB Urzwerg pro, analog sequencer, which gives CV / Gate to MFB Microzwerg (the little dark blue synth next to it) for the bass and CV / Gate to the black synth under the seq., which is MFB Kraftzwerg. The Kraftzwerg makes some bleeps. Urzwerg also gives midi to the blue synth down there (MFB Synth II), for some sort of a pad. The red little box is MFB 522 (the drums). The black box with red knobs is FMR RNLA (compressor)
